Environment: Food wrappers overtake cigarette butts as the top litter item found on beaches
Plastic-based food wrappers have ousted cigarette butts as the dominant form of litter polluting our beaches and waterways, experts have revealed. Each September, the US-Based environmental group Ocean Conservancy holds the International Coastal Cleanup — a single day of litter picking across the globe. According to newly-released figures, last years’ cleanup — involving more than 943,000 volunteers … Read more